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most citedThe Classical Gravitational N-Body Problem

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astro-ph20054 cited

The Classical Gravitational N-Body Problem

Douglas C. Heggie

Let a number, N, of particles interact classically through Newton's Laws of Motion and Newton's inverse square Law of Gravitation. The resulting equations of motion provide an appr…

astro-ph2001

The Gravitational Million-Body Problem

Douglas C. Heggie

We review what has been learned recently using N-body simulations about the evolution of globular clusters. While simulations of star clusters have become more realistic, and now i…

astro-ph2001

Two collaborative experiments in star cluster evolution

Douglas C. Heggie

We summarise the specification and some previously unpublished results of the collaborative experiment (``KyotoI'') that was carried out at the time of the Kyoto General Assembly o…

astro-ph2000

Escape in Hill's Problem

Douglas C Heggie

This didactic paper is motivated by the problem of understanding how stars escape from globular star clusters. One formulation of this problem is known, in dynamical astronomy, as…

astro-ph2000

Mass Loss from Globular Clusters

Douglas C. Heggie

We consider both observational and theoretical issues related to dynamical mass loss from the old globular star clusters of the Galaxy. On the observational side the evidence inclu…

astro-ph1997

Dynamical Simulations: Methods and Comparisons

D. C. Heggie, M. Giersz, R. Spurzem +1

We review recent progress in computational methods for studying the dynamical evolution of large star clusters. After describing some highlights of a new comparison of different mo…